A Prayer for Owen Meany

Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended.....

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A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love-tormented, funny, and affecting-and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a "sexual suspect," a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of "terminal cases," The World According to Garp.

His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving's In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy's friends and lovers-a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile."

"In One Person" is a well-written story that is complex, but not difficult to understand. The different characters have a lot of depth and show why John Irving is one of the most successful authors of his time.

Wie hat Ihnen John Benjamin Hickey als Sprecher gefallen? Warum?

John Benjamin Hickey is an absolutely amazing narrator. Even though he doesn't do this regularly as an actor, his voice carries the story gracefully and it made the whole experience of this audio book even better.